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Problem with associating Inkscape to the SVG file type on Windows 7 x64
by William Berzoff 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

Hi, After upgrading to version *0.92.1 r15371* *x64*, Inkscape no longer associates to the SVG file type. I tried completely uninstalling/reinstalling. Have also made sure there are no other versions still present on my PC. Checked for any version x64, x32 or portable. My PC runs on Windows 7 x64 U.E. I also had not recently updated or installed any other software. An other strange thing was that suddenly GIMP was being associated with the SVG file type, without me adjusting any settings. I would right click a SVG file to try associate Inkscape via the routine *Open With... Choose Default Program*. Inkscape was no longer in the presented list. Also navigating to the *inkscape.exe* file and selecting it, was no use. Inkscape would still not associate with SVG. Also trying through the Configuration Panel didn't work. Also, trying again after rebooting the computer, didn't work. Typical thing is that SVGZ file are still associated with Inkscape like they where before. Notably, I am not having issues starting up Inkscape directly from the executable. And I can still use it to edit SVG files. It's just an annoyance to have to use a work about. Also I feel not qualified to tell whether it's a bug or not. I have posted on the Inkscape forum, where they recommended that I contact the developers through the mailing list. Below a link to my first relevant post on that forum. http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=31924#p97023 Hopefully you can help me out. Regards, William Berzoff

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New to inkscape source code
by Rahul Manoj 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

Hi, I am a college student who is looking to contribute to the inkscape project as I am trying to participate in "google summer of code 2017" . I have some initial trouble compiling the source code when I ran cmake .. . The error is as follows: -- Checking for modules 'gtkmm-3.0>=3.8;gdkmm- 3.0>=3.8;gtk+-3.0>=3.8;gdk-3.0>=3.8;gdl-3.0>=3.4' -- CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.5/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:367 (message): A required package was not found Call Stack (most recent call first): /usr/share/cmake-3.5/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:532 (_pkg_check_modules_internal) CMakeScripts/DefineDependsandFlags.cmake:250 (pkg_check_modules) CMakeLists.txt:120 (include) If someone could guide me on what packages or libraries I have to install I would be grateful, Rahul Manoj

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Development Project Management System Gsoc 2017
by Rohit Lodha 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

Hi I am Rohit. *As I mentioned in my last email, I would like to contribute to Inkscape by working on the Development Project Management System during the summer.* I have already submitted some patches to inkscape-web repository. I would like you to help me write my project proposal by suggesting more features that can be implemented in the system. After going through the blueprints, funded development project and Janitorial task, I suggest we build a Web portal with the following features : - People can submit,edit and view ideas for development project.( With login capabilities or without it) - The admin and the user(who uploaded the idea) will have the authority to change the status of the project ( Like assigning it to somebody, changing the design,priority,delivery,tags of the project among other things) - Contributors can view the ideas based on different filters( priority, tags, design, janitorial, languages) and can select those project by letting the admin/user know. - A feature will be added where contributors can comment and clarify their doubts about the project. - All the launchpad blueprints can be transferred to the portal with a well written python script. This is just a basic blueprint of the system. I would like you to suggest some more features which I may have missed. -Rohit Lodha Gitlab profile : https://gitlab.com/rtgdk Github profile: https://github.com/rtgdk

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Website: JS Form Validation
by Martin Owens 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Dear Developers, Thanks to the work by Rohit Lodha, we now have javascript validating the resource upload form. What this means is that if you don't have enough quota, or there's some other issue with your upload like it's the wrong file type for that category. Then you should get a javascript message before the form is submitted and you shouldn't have to wait a long time for the form to fail. It'll need more testing of course and you can get to it here: https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/upload/ (don't forget to force refresh to clear your cache, new js and css) Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra
by Danielle Forrest 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

I have given permissions. I’m quite familiar with how to get programs to start when it comes from the internet. For good measure, I’ve also double checked that attempting to run while disconnected from my external monitor doesn’t improve it (I’m not actually running dual monitors as the laptop is closed but am using an external monitor). > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:31:56 -0400 > From: "PipingDesignCentral ." <pipingdesigner@...400...> > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra > To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <CAKtzLh0ZZUAfMhVyE-TwXWOJzDjaemrQk=Ga9=20fbcrkpmMzA@...401...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have noticed that Inkscape loads "invisibly" when I'm running both my > laptop screen and and external monitor. If I disconnect the external > monitor, the Inkscape window appears. > > Paul > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:11:27 -0400 >> From: Danielle Forrest <aawhystine@...400...> >> Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra >> (Version 10.12) >> To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net >> Message-ID: <A154CB14-DB49-4A5E-83E5-F0FC10C03C3A@...400...> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> I have version 0.91 of Inkscape (installed 64bit version) and xQuartz >> version 2.7.11. >> >> I have used Inkscape on this computer before without problems but now it >> won?t load (program goes to not responding). I start xQuartz first because >> I read something that said I should, but that didn?t help. >> >> I?m assuming this has to do with the OS since nothing else had changed (I >> don?t remember when I updated to macOS Sierra, so I?m making a wild >> assumption here). To be safe, I did remove and reinstall xQuartz and >> Inkscape (in case something had become corrupted) but that didn?t fix the >> problem. >> >>

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Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra (Version 10.12)
by Danielle Forrest 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

I have version 0.91 of Inkscape (installed 64bit version) and xQuartz version 2.7.11. I have used Inkscape on this computer before without problems but now it won’t load (program goes to not responding). I start xQuartz first because I read something that said I should, but that didn’t help. I’m assuming this has to do with the OS since nothing else had changed (I don’t remember when I updated to macOS Sierra, so I’m making a wild assumption here). To be safe, I did remove and reinstall xQuartz and Inkscape (in case something had become corrupted) but that didn’t fix the problem.

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Changes to several extensions for Python 3 compatibility
by Windell H. Oskay 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

I have made minor modifications to several of the supported python extension files for compatibility with Python 3. These modifications allow them to continue working in python 2.x, and do not add dependencies. I am not sure if this is duplicating existing work, but I thought it might be best to discuss it here just in case. The changed files are: inkex.py bezmisc.py cspsubdiv.py simplepath.py simplestyle.py simpletransform.py These patches are based on files from 0.92, and which are unchanged in current bzr. I have posted the files here, since I am not an approved Inkscape developer: http://evilmadscientist.com/source/extensionfiles-py2-3.zip (18 kB) (In addition to these, I would note that ffgeom.py and cubicsuperpath.py work in both Python 2 and 3 without changes. I have not tested other extension files for compatibility.) These changes appear to be non-breaking within Inkscape, as tested via invoking extensions that depend upon these, including flatten, Voronoi pattern (generate from path), and alphabetsoup. I have tested back to Python 2.6 under Inkscape 0.91, and up to Python 3.6 on the command line. While this is neither a formal test procedure nor exhaustive, I have not observed issues or errors due to these changes. If there are formal tests that could identify other issues, I would certainly welcome learning about them. One coding note that I have is that the function definitions in bezmisc.py required "manually" unpacking the named tuples on their inputs, which adds one line of code to each function. Someone more expert at python may know of a more elegant approach. I would assert that making the extension environment compatible with Python 3 is a worthwhile goal, even if we are quite some ways away from making Python 3 compatibility a requirement. This particular set of changes potentially allows certain Inkscape extensions to be run from the command line without opening the Inkscape GUI (not otherwise possible for verbs) on systems running either Python 2 or 3 as default. Thank you all, -Windell Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D. Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories 175 San Lazaro Ave, STE 150 Sunnyvale CA 94086 http://www.evilmadscientist.com/ Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D. Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories 175 San Lazaro Ave, STE 150 Sunnyvale CA 94086 http://www.evilmadscientist.com/

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Impact of going GTK3 only for extensions (especially on Windows)
by Pit Garbe 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi, I just read about the upcoming removal of GTK+ 2.x from Inkscape. What does that mean for extensions? At the moment my extension makes use of PyGTK. That means, it uses GTK+ 2.x. Will the extension still be usable in the future? As far as I understand, it shouldn’t be a problem on Linux, where the installation of Python and GTK etc. are separate from Inkscape, but on Windows its included by Inkscape and probably stop working once GTK+ 2.x is removed. Kind regards Pit -- Pit Garbe iOS-Softwareentwickler, Dipl.-Inf. Robert-Matzke-Str. 11, 01127 Dresden, Deutschland Tel.: +49 160 4539149

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question - text width and height
by Lukáš Haberzettl 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi, I am working on an extension for markdown -> svg text transform and currently facing a problem with getting text dimensions. I would like to position and scale my result (Group containing several text elements) into required values but I don’t know how can I get width and height of that group. Is there a way to get these values? I’ve read about using BBox. Is there a functionality maybe in inkex package to get BBox of an element ? I’ll be glad for any advice. Thank you, Lukas Haberzettl

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra
by PipingDesignCentral . 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

I have noticed that Inkscape loads "invisibly" when I'm running both my laptop screen and and external monitor. If I disconnect the external monitor, the Inkscape window appears. Paul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:11:27 -0400 > From: Danielle Forrest <aawhystine@...400...> > Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Issues Loading Inkscape on macOS Sierra > (Version 10.12) > To: inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <A154CB14-DB49-4A5E-83E5-F0FC10C03C3A@...400...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have version 0.91 of Inkscape (installed 64bit version) and xQuartz > version 2.7.11. > > I have used Inkscape on this computer before without problems but now it > won?t load (program goes to not responding). I start xQuartz first because > I read something that said I should, but that didn?t help. > > I?m assuming this has to do with the OS since nothing else had changed (I > don?t remember when I updated to macOS Sierra, so I?m making a wild > assumption here). To be safe, I did remove and reinstall xQuartz and > Inkscape (in case something had become corrupted) but that didn?t fix the > problem. > >

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